Fertilizer-distributer.



Patented January 3, 1905.

PATENT @FFIQE.

CHARLES E. ROZAR, OF DUBOIS, GEORGIA.

FERTILIZER-DISTRIBUTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 779,137, dated January3, 1905.

Application filed June 10, 1904. Serial No. 212,002.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLEs B. RozAR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Dubois, in the county of Dodge and State of Georgia, haveinvented a new and useful Fertilizer- Distributer, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to fertilizer-distributers; and it has for itsobject to provide a device of this class which shall possess superioradvantages in point of simplicity, durability, and general efliciency,which may be easily manufactured at a small expense, and by means ofwhich fertilizing material shall be distributed evenly and regularly,the distributing mechanism being operated automatically during theprogress of the machine.

Another object of the invention is to provide for the tilting of thefertilizer-hopper in a forward direction and for maintaining it in itstilted position whenever it shall be desired to suspend the operation ofdropping the fertilizing material, as when turning corners or when themachine is to be transported from one place to another.

With these and other ends in view, which will readily appear as thenature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in theimproved construction and novel arrangement and combination of parts,which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed outin the claims.

In the accompanying drawings has been illustrated a simple and preferredform of embodiment of the invention, it being, however, understood thatno limitation is necessarily made to the precise structural detailstherein exhibited, but that minor changes as to shape, proportions, andexact manner of assemblage may be made within the scope of theinvention.

In said drawings, Figure l is a perspective View illustrating as much ofthe improved fertilizer-distributer as is necessary to disclose theinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view laidr transverselythrough the beam in front of the hopper and looking in the direction ofthe latter.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are indicated by similarnumerals of reference.

In the construction of my improved fertiliner-distributor is included abeam 1, carrying a plow-standard 2, which may be of the ordinarywell-known bifurcated pattern or of any other suitable construction andwhich carries at its lowerend the furrow-opener 3. The standard isconnected by a brace with the rear end of the plow-beam, to the sides ofwhich handles 5 5 are likewise bolted.

Suitably bolted to the sides of the beam, preferably at a point betweenthe standard and the handles, are a pair of brackets 6 6, the upper endsof which diverge in a forward direction and the lower ends of which arecurved downwardly and rearwardly and are likewise made to diverge fromeach other. Between the lower divergent ends of the brackets 6 ismounted an axle 7, carrying a ground-engaging wheel 8 and also providedwith a tappetwheel 9, which may be of any convenient shape orconformation. Between the upper divergent ends of the standards 6 ispivotally mounted a hopper 10, which is pivoted near its upper frontcorners, so that the rear part of said hopper shall be capable ofvibrating within a considerable range of movement. The bottom of thishopper is formed by a chute 11, opening rearwardly and discharging intoa spout 12, which is secured to the rear end of the plow-beam, extendingforwardly and downwardly over the ground-engaging wheel 8, andterminating in rear of the furrow-opener carried by the standard. It isnot absolutely necessary that the discharge-spout 8 should be extendeddownwardly as far as the lower end of the standard. It may be foundpreferable to shorten it somewhat, as shown in the draw.- ings, topermit the fertilizing material to spread somewhat as it is beingdeposited. It is to be understood, however, th at the length of thedischarge-spout is a matter of degree only and that it may be made ofany suitable and desired length. The amount of discharge from the hoppermay be regulated by means of a slotted slide 10, secured upon the rearside of the hopper by means of a set-screw 17, whereby the said slidemay be raised or lowered and secured at any desired point.

For the purpose of imparting to the hopper a vibratory motion anoperating-rod 13 is seextremely-moderate expense.

cured to one side of the same, said rod being extended downwardly andprovided at its lower end with a bent portion or shoe 14, lying in thepath of the tappets of the wheel I 9, so that as the latter rotates theoperatingrod and the hopper will be vibrated thereby, thus agitating thecontents of the hopper and causing it to escape over the chute 11 intothe tube 12, to be thence conveyed to the ground. By this simplemechanism the contents of the hopper will be discharged very evenly andwith a great degree of regularity.

When it shall be desired to suspend the operation of dropping thefertilizing material, the hopper may be tilted forwardly and supportedin such tilted position by means of an arm or handle 15, extendingrearwardly from the body of the hopper and engaging a shoulder 16,formed upon a spring-bar 17, which is secured to the inner side of oneof the handles and which by engaging the arm 15 will sustain the hopperin a tilted position. The spring 17 is extended upwardly to form ahandle 18, which may be conveniently manipulated by the operator towithdraw the supporting-shoulder 16 from under the arm 15, therebypermitting the hopper to drop back into its normal operative position.It is obvious that when the hopper is tilted forwardly the operating-bar13, having the shoe 14, will be thrown out of engagement with thetappet-wheel upon the ground-engaging wheel and that consequently themachine may be transported upon the latter by simply depressing thehandles so as to elevate the earthengaging implements above the ground.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and advantages of the invention will bereadily understood by those skilled in the art to which it appertains.My improved fertilizer distributer is simple and easy of constructionand may be manufactured at an At the same time it will perform theoperation of distributing fertilizing material as efficiently as morecomplicated and higher-priced implements.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. In afertilizer-distributor, a beam having a standard and furrow-opener,brackets secured to the sides of said beam and diverging upwardly in aforward direction and downwardly in a rearward direction, aground-engaging wheel journaled between the lower rear ends of saidbrackets and having a tappet-wheel connected therewith, a hopperpivotally mounted between the upper ends of the brackets and having anoperating-bar provided with a shoe engaging the tappet-wheel to impartto said hopper a vibratory movement, said hopper being provided with arear wardlydischarging bottom chute. I

2. In a fertilizer-distributer, a beam having a standard and afurrow-opener and provided with standards near its rear end, bracketsupon the sides ofsaid beam, a vibratory hopper mounted between the upperends of said brackets, a ground-engaging wheel journaled between thelower ends of said brackets and carrying a tappet-wheel, anoperating-arm upon the hopper having a shoe engaging the tappet wheel, arearwardly extending discharge-chute connected with the hopper, and

a tube receiving the discharge from said chute and conveying the same tothe ground in rear of the furrow-opener.

3. In a fertilizer-distributer, a plow-beam having rotary supportingmeans and a pivotally-mounted hopper provided with a rear--wardly-dischargingbottomchute,ashouldered spring-catch connected withone of the plowhandles, and an arm extending rearwardly from the hopperand provided with an arm adapted to engage the shouldered springcatch tothereby retain the hopper in a forwardly-tilted position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto afiixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES B. ROZAR.

Witnesses:

W. L. TAYLOR, J. D. TAYLOR.

